WHO IS OFFICE 1?
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, OFFICE 1 has brought top-quality office products at best prices to 26 countries and more than 600 stores worldwide and is a market leader in a number of European markets.
OFFICE 1 started as a franchiser of retail stores through master franchisees appointed in each country. These master franchises benefit from the global purchasing power of a strong international company, a well known and powerful brand, a sourcing office in China providing OFFICE 1 branded products at value pricing and a well honed training and support program conducted by an experienced team of experts.
OFFICE 1 recently applied its retail and franchising expertise to the Internet with its "Office 1 e-shop" offering a full range of office products and services with a web platform that provides customers with many innovative features to make shopping on line quick, easy and economical.
- 1989: Launched in Madrid, Spain under the name Carlin. There are now more than 475 franchises in Spain under this brand and it is the market leader
- 1994 Expanded in Europe under a new trademark: OFFICE 1
- 2005 Launches Central warehouse in Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2006 Sourcing office is created in Shanghai, China
- 2007 Latin America market expansion
- 2009 First virtual E-master franchise launched in Ireland
- 2010 E-Commerce and E-Franchising focus in Western European markets